problem in solve function

i am using solve function to equate two equations but the result are not the one that i want and also have problem with the format of the result . the exp. is

[L D] = solve(L*(D-0.24)==0.1386,L/(D-0.24)==3.6,'Real',true) ==============

the result is in fraction form or some times show empty matrix

[Walter Roberson]

duplicates http://www.mathworks.co.uk/matlabcentral/answers/112970-proble-in-using-solve-function

[vikas]

i jst modified the equation so that the result came in exact format. plz suggest me the changes in my code